The South Bend Cubs are on a roll. This week, the team moved over .500 thanks to solid starting pitching, timely hitting, an emerging bullpen, and a star in the making.
It all started last Sunday at Fort Wayne with a dominant performance by Ryan Williams, who allowed 1 hit over 6 innings while striking out three. His team-leading ERA 0.46 is outstanding. Williams is using good fastball command and a promising slider to carve through lineups.
After a day off on Monday, the Cubs took to West Michigan. Watching on MiLB.TV it was evident early on that any pitch on the inner half of the plate was not being called a strike.